So I was searching around the internet looking for something interesting to post here, and low and behold I found it!
The Inspire Financial Learning website is an amazing resource!
http://www.inspirefinanciallearning.ca/index.php/teachers/
There is a section for teachers, parents, and students.
I looked into the teacher section, and there are many interactive videos, games, lesson plans and more!
What I found very helpful was a chart about the curriculum connections to financial literacy for grades 4 - 12. Check it out:
Financial Literacy Concept Map
This chart makes it very easy to include real-world situations in your math class.
What I like most about this site, is that it involves parents, students, and teachers. I feel because its accessible to all parties involved, there is a higher chance of learning engagement for all.
I really like how this site gets kids to think about their future and what being financially literate can really do for them.
I highly recommend it!
-Lindsay
Wow, Lindsay, what an incredible resource! I spent quite a bit of time on the site and was really impressed with the resources they have. I believe that financial literacy is one of the areas where students need to be much more knowledgeable. This is such a great resource to support that objective. I really like that the site is multipurpose and you can use the site as a teacher, as a parent or as a student. Thanks for sharing this. Its now safely tucked away in my bookmarks!
ReplyDeleteI agree that this is a great site. I love that there are so many resources online to help make math more interesting and relevant. The only concern I have is putting it all together to maximize my lessons. It is still so easy to use the resources that we currently use and know and it is a challenge to add these things into our veryday teaching, but it is so worth it for our students.
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